Traffic Operational Command Unit Chief Superintendent David Snelling.
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Traffic Operational Command Unit
Chief Superintendent David Snelling
Traffic Operational Command Unit
Why the ACPO Roads Policing Strategy and traffic enforcement is important
“Mary Lou” Courtesy of Greg Harper (www.gregharpermusic.com)
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ACPO Roads Policing Strategy
Deny criminals use of the roads by enforcing the law
Reduce road casualties
Tackle the threat of terrorism
Reduce anti-social use of the roads
Enhance public confidence and reassurance by patrolling the roads
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2,538 fatal casualties
28,567 Serious Personal Injury casualties
This equates to 7 fatalities and 78 SPIsa day on the UK’s Roads
In the UK in 2008 there were:
THREAT
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In the MPS in 2008 there were:
This equates to 4 fatalities a week and 10 SPIs a day on the Capital’s Roads
204 fatal casualties
3481 Serious Personal Injury casualties
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HARM
Nationally the total estimated costs of all road
collisions is £18 billion per year.Source: House of Commons Transport Select Committee
The estimated cost of each Fatal Collision is
£1.5 million.
In London last year there were 232 Fatal Collisions which equates to an estimated cost of £348 million.
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Drivers who drive fast regardless of the circumstances have a collision risk 3 – 5 times greater than drivers who don’t.
Source: Roadcraft
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Research indicates that up to 95% of road collisions are attributable to human error.
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Those who commit traffic offences are more likely to be involved in other criminal activities
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Increased traffic enforcement is one way to disrupt or restrict a criminal’s activities
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17% of disquals have a previous conviction for disqualified driving
Research has shown that 79% of disqualified drivers have criminal convictions
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Uninsured Drivers
“UK Context”
(Motor Insurers’ Bureau)
£380 Million compensation paid out by the Guarantee Fund – In the UK the MIB
300,000 + convictions per year
In the UK an estimated 2 Million or 6.5% (1 in 15) of all drivers are uninsured.
Uninsured drivers add an average of £30 to
every policy
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Unlicensed Drivers
Are 2.7 to 9 times more likely to be involved in a collision
NELIs ( NEver held a LIcence )
Provisionals
Disquals
Revocations
In just over 3% of Personal Injury collisions a driver is prosecuted for unlicensed driving
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Uninsured Drivers
Road Safety Issues:Uninsured driver 10 x more likely to have a drink drive conviction.
Uninsured drivers 6 x more likely to be driving an unsafe vehicle
Uninsured drivers 3 x more likely to have a conviction for driving without due care and attention
In 2006 uninsured drivers were responsible for killing 160People and injuring 23,000
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7 Children are killed or seriously injured EVERY DAY walking or cycling on UK roads
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It is estimated that one in five of all crashes is caused by driver fatigue.
In a YouGov poll less than a quarter of people said they planned breaks in their journey whilst 26% had driven for more than four hours without a break.
FATIGUE
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Large Goods Vehicles
12.5% of Fatal Collisions involve LGVs.
With the Olympic construction phase just about to start inearnest, it is estimated that in London there will be
1,000 to 3,500 extra LGV journeys a day
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Motorcycles
Motorcyclists account for 2% of all UK road users
However ………
They account for over 20% of the Killed and Seriously Injured on the UK’s roads.
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Drink / Drug DrivingA study into the attitude of young drivers towards alcohol and drugs revealed:
Source:Sample Data: 8,000 17-24 year olds across United Kingdom.
8% claim to ‘always’ drive whilst under the influence of drugs
17% admit to regularly taking cannabis
12% admit to regularly taking cocaine
10% admit to regularly taking ecstacy
7% claim to ‘always’ drive after drinking more than 2 units of alcohol
More than one in ten young drivers often take to the wheel
under the influence of drink or drugs
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The 4 biggest killers on the UK’s roads are:
Speed
Failure to wear a seat belt
Drink Driving
Mobile Phones
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SPEED
In 27% Fatal crashes speed is a significant factor
Inappropriate Speed for the conditions or excess speed is a contributory factor in 1 in 3 crashes
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of those killed on the roads are victims of
Drink Drivers
15%
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TRAFFIC OCU
Main objectives:
By 31/3/2010:To reduce all KSI's by 50%¹ To reduce child KSI's by 60%¹
By 2012:
To reduce blameworthy Polcolls by 5%
¹Compared with 1994-1998 average.
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The 4 biggest killers on the UK’s roads are:
Speed
Failure to wear a seat belt
Drink Driving
Mobile Phones
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How are we reducing KSI's?
Last year we:
•Issued 30,000 FPN’s for speeding, seat belt and mobile phone offences;•Made 1,600 arrests for drink / drug driving;•Seized over 10,000 vehicles for having no insurance and no driving licence;•12,000 no insurance disposals which includes FPN’s issued, process books completed, arrests for having no insurance and disqualified driving;•Assisted the MPS with over 150 deployments for each of the 5 ANPR Intercept Teams;•Made 1,100 arrests generated by the ANPR in Traffic’s patrol vehicles;•Stopped 1200 Large Goods Vehicles (LGV) through Commercial Vehicle Enforcement.
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- Organised Crime linked to London’s roads- Illegal road use
- Nuisance/anti-social road use
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